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Dr. Karin shares lessons learned from her 27 years on the dating scene! Single is the New Black, Don't Wear White Till It's Right.

Think having gratitude for being single is a contradiction in terms? Think again! Showing up solo for Thanksgiving dinner can be a bit of...

Think single shaming's no big deal? Think again… If you've flown solo for any portion of your adult life, you've experienced it—the...

Finally, we have a term for it: single shaming. A long overdue concept describing the snide comments, inappropriate questions, and...

Single again? It's time to revive your dating mojo! You never thought you'd be single at this age, nor did you want to be. Years ago, you...

Love is great, but is holding on to your freedom even better? In college I remember a psychology professor posing the question, "Who do...

I hear it all the time and see it everywhere—singles being made to feel inadequate, unworthy, and flawed just because they have yet to...

Those of you who have read my book, Single Is The New Black, will remember the recurring section entitled, The Awful Truth—in which I...

Stepping forward looks like stepping up. It feels like stepping up. But they're very different. That's right. You read it correctly. I...

I hear it all the time and see it everywhere—singles being made to feel inadequate, unworthy, and flawed just because they have yet to...

Stepping forward looks like stepping up. It feels like stepping up. But they're very different. That's right. You read it correctly. I...

Those of you who have read my book, Single Is The New Black, will remember the recurring section entitled, The Awful Truth—in which I...

Remember, compromise and settling are different things...

If you're single because you didn't settle, pat yourself on the back. It's not always easy living la vida solo — especially when everyone...

Single this Valentine's Day? Here's how to make the best of this love-struck day! So you're single on Valentines Day—again. This...

To be young and in love could actually get you divorced! We all want to live "happily ever after." In efforts to secure our love story's...

You hear it all the time. I hear it all the time...“But I meant it as a compliment,” they say. And I’m sure they do mean it as a...

You hear it all the time. I hear it all the time...“But I meant it as a compliment,” they say. And I’m sure they do mean it as a...